8th

Equations Grade

Inconsistent

Consistent Independent Dependent

No Solution One Solution ∞ Solutions

Workbook 1
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Two-Step Equations
Solve each equation.

1) 6.6x + 2 = 8.6 2) 10 = – 3 w – 1
5 3

x=1 w = – 49 or –16 1
3 3

3) c – 11 4) 2.4 = 4.6 + 0.2z

= –1
1
7

c = 76 or 10 6 z = –11
7 7
4 = 2 t+ 7 9 – 12v = 1
5) 6)
3 3 3 2 4

t = –1 v = 17
3 48
7) 0.8y – 4.2 = 9.4 8) 5g + 4 = –6

y = 17 g = –2

a+8 =3 13 – 5 r = 8
9) 10)
9 4 6 3

a = 19 r = – 11 or –1 1
10 10

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Who Am I ?

1) If you multiply me by 11

and add 1, you get 67.

What number am I?

2) I am half of a number. If you 3) If you multiply me by 6 and

add 4 to me, you get 12. subtract 7 from me, you get 41.

What number am I? What number am I?

16 8

4) If you add 2 to me and 5) If you add 1 to me and

divide me by 3, you get 8. multiply me by 2, you get 24.
What number am I? What number am I?

22 11

6) If you multiply me by 5 and 7) If you add 7 to three times

subtract 6 from me, you get 14. of me, you get 34.

What number am I? What number am I?

4 9

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Multi-Step Equations

Solve each equation.

1) 3 = 4 + 2s –5 2) –4(–2q + 8) = –6(q – 18) + 12q

2 3 3

s = 31 or 7 3 q = 70
4 4

5 (2 + x) = 4 x + 1
3) –1.7(–2r + 6.6 – 4r) = 15.3 4)
3 5 2

r = 2.6 x = – 44 or –3 5
13 13

6–t
5) = –2 6) 1.8u + 10.2 = 2.7u + 12.9
2t + 9

t = –8 u = –3

7) 5.3(v – 5) = 3(1 + 3.5v) – 2.98 8) 10w + 6 = –3w – 21 + 10w

v = –5.1 w = –9

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Systems of Equations
Solve the following equations.

1) 2x – y = 17 2) –x – 7y = 9
x – y = 10 –x + 9y = –23

x = 7 ; y = –3 x = 5 ; y = –2

3) 3x + y = –14 4) x + 3y = 18
–2x – y = 9 –x – 4y = –25

x = –5 ; y = 1 x = –3 ; y = 7

5) x + 4y = –3 6) 3x + y = –21
x + 7y = –12 x + y = –5

x = 9 ; y = –3 x = –8 ; y = 3

7) –x + 9y = –5 8) –7x – y = 13
x – 5y = 1 8x + y = –14

x = –4 ; y = –1 x = –1 ; y = –6

9) –2x + y = 10 10) x + 7y = 24
4x – y = –14 x – 9y = –24

x = –2 ; y = 6 x=3;y=3

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Systems of Equations
Solve the following equations.

1) 3x + 2y = –13 2) 3x + 7y = 14
3x + 4y = 1 2x + 7y = 21

x = –9 ; y = 7 x = –7 ; y = 5

3) 7x – y = –10 4) 4x + 9y = –19
–7x + 5y = –6 –4x – 7y = 13

x = –2 ; y = –4 x = 2 ; y = –3

5) 2x + 3y = –12 6) –3x + 2y = 23
–x – 3y = 18 5x + 2y = –17

x = 6 ; y = –8 x = –5 ; y = 4

7) 7x – 5y = –24 8) 4x – 7y = 5
–9x + 5y = 18 9x – 7y = –15

x=3;y=9 x = –4 ; y = –3

9) 10x + 7y = 1 10) 5x – 4y = –23

–5x – 7y = 24 –5x + 9y = 8

x = 5 ; y = –7 x = –7 ; y = –3

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Systems of Equations
Solve the following equations.

1) –12x + 13y + z = –23 2) 8x – 9y – 7z = 18

13x + 12y – 2z = –19 –9x + 10y + 8z = –20
–6x + 8y – 3z = 17 6x + 9y – 11z = 12

x = –1 ; y = –2 ; z = –9 x=6;y=1;z=3

3) 7x + 6y – 9z = 22 4) 2x + 4y – 7z = 19
8x + 4y – 7z = 15 3x + 2y + 5z = 21
11x – 6y + 8z = –7 x – 3y + 7z = 9

x=1;y=7;z=3 x = 10 ; y = –2 ; z = –1

5) 13x – 14y – 15z = 25 6) –6x + 7y + 5z = 13

–12x + 13y + 15z = –22 5x – 7y + 6z = 15
11x – 7y – 14z = 15 4x – 3y + 5z = 23

x = 2 ; y = –1 ; z = 1 x=5;y=4;z=3

7) 13x – 11y + 12z = –4 8) 2x + y + 5z = 20

–10x + 11y – 13z = 12 –4x + 2y – 7z = 3
11x – 10y + 12z = –5 x – y + 3z = 2

x=3;y=5;z=1 x = –6 ; y = 7 ; z = 5

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Systems of Equations
Solve the following equations.

1) 11x – 12y + 14z = 23 2) 12x – 9y + 8z = 6

9x + 12y + 7z = 20 –14x + 9y + 4z = 2
10x + 15y – 8z = –24 –12x + 15y + 8z = 10

x = –1 ; y = 2 ; z = 3 x= 1 ;y= 2 ;z= 3
3 2 3 4

3) –4x – 3y + 2z = 6 4) 4x – 7y + 5z = –12
4x + 3y – 4z = 3 –5x + 7y + 10z = 23
6x + 5y – 2z = –17 x + 14y – 10z = –21

x = 3 ; y = –7 ; z = – 9 x = –5 ; y = – 6 ; z = 2
2 2 7 5

5) 9x + 8y – 7z = –3 6) 14x + 12y – 9z = 5
6x – 4y + 7z = 12 10x – 12y – 15z = –1
–9x – 10y + 8z = 9 –14x + 6y + 9z = 4

x = 5 ; y = –4 ; z = –2 x=– 1 ;y= 1 ;z=– 2

3 2 2 3

7) x + 3y – 5z = –10 8) 8x + 13y – 7z = –13

2x – 6y + 5z = 23 12x + 7y – 10z = 5
2x + 3y + 10z = 20 –8x – 9y + 7z = 5

x=3;y=– 4 ;z= 9 x = 3 ; y = –2 ; z = –1
3 5 4

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